Monday, December 19, 2016

One of the rarer things in my collection is this soundtrack from a 1981 TV special from Hawaii starring Jim Nabors. I first saw this on the long-lamented blog Check The Cool Wax, and searched for years to find a copy. I think I finally had to by it online but it had been so long that I was happy to pay for it. Jim isn't the only artist on here. Carol Burnett shows up in a couple of songs, and oh how I wish she had recorded more Christmas music. (She did The Christmas Song many years ago, that's the only other one I can think of off the top of my head.) The Brothers Cazimero and The Honolulu Boy Choir complete the lineup, and it's all pretty good stuff. I've never seen the special this is taken from, but the back cover of the LP shows Tom Selleck & Susan Anton were there. And the musical director is listed as Milton Delugg, though I hear no evidence of his antics anywhere on here. So for some great listening, please download Christmas In Hawaii With Jim Nabors (Bluewater SLP-725, Stereo, 1981).

Got Vinyl?

Ernie's Christmas record want list. There might be something in that stack of Christmas records you want to throw out that I need. Actually, there's a lot more that I need that I don't know about, so send 'em all to me (especially singles)! (Revised 03 March 2018)